Readers Collection (page 2)

Armistice Anniversary Night, Trafalgar Square, 11 November 1922. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Flanders 1914. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

The massing of war columns
When the First World War broke out, newspaper readers thought there would be a constant stream of new information to keep them up-to-date with everything

The Tatler Christmas Number 1909
A front cover illustration showing a lady dressed in 18th Century style red frock coat. She is toasting the Tatler readers. Date: 1st December 1909

Christine
Chimpanzee dressed in pyjamas making her way downstairs on Christmas morning to be greeted by presents under the Christmas tree

William McGuffey
WILLIAM HOLMES MCGUFFEY American educator whose McGuffeys Readers were standard schoolroom fare. Date: 1800 - 1873

Bystander readers around the world
Page from the Bystander showing people around the world reading the magazine which ran from 1903 to 1940. Date: 1927

Reading the papers in the rain
The streets are crowded with top-hatted gentlemen eagerly reading the main story of the day, umbrellas shielding them from the heavy rain

Prince George and war ambulance
Prince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942), fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with Mr Hansell

The Lebaudy Morning Star Airship in 1910 - paid for by readers of the Morning Star.On 26th October 1910 this was the second airship to cross the English Channel South to North

H. M. Bateman in his studio
Henry Mayo Bateman at work in his studio. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to The Sketch, The Tatler and The Bystander

British infantry in a firing line
British infantry are shown in a firing line during an exercise. The colour photograph was published by the Illustrated London News to show their readers how the British khaki uniforms appeared

British Cavalrymen
Photograph of several Dragoon guards of the Queens Bays during the First World War. The colour image was published by the Illustrated London News to show their readers how the British khaki uniforms

A British infantryman kneeling behind cover
A British infantryman of the South Staffordshire regiment kneeling behind cover. The colour photograph was published by the Illustrated London News to show their readers how the British khaki

British cavalrymen on horseback
A photograph of Dragoon guards of the Queens Bays mounted during an exercise. The colour image was published by the Illustrated London News to show their readers how the British khaki uniforms

A Scottish infantryman
A photograph of a Scottish infantryman of the Black Watch Regiment. The colour image was published by the Illustrated London News to show their readers how the British khaki uniforms appeared against

Cutting a channel through the ice, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men cutting a channel through the ice so that their ship

Breaking up of the ice, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men standing on the rapidly breaking up ice pack

Icebergs and the Aurora Borealis, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows two ships in the background, with icebergs, walruses

Winter Quarters, Arctic Explorers, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men building an ice house in the foreground

Canada Winter Scene
Life in Canada as seen by readers in England - a typical winter scene

Read by the World: The Illustrated London News overseas
Series of images by A. Forestier showing readers of the Illustrated London News around the world, a reflection of the papers immense popularity both home and abroad

Dear, Dear, Dear! by G. E. Studdy
Early illustration by G. E. Studdy during World War I, showing a soldier (standing) speaking to a older lady on a London bus or tube train

Nashs Special War No
Nashs " Special War Number" which will tell its readers " What WAR means to every man & woman". The girl on the front cover doesn t seem too worried about it all

Thermometer Frame 1868
Everyone knows that thermometers need to be kept snug and warm, so readers of the magazine are invited to embroider this cosy frame for their instrument

Victor Hugo / Moloch / 1882
VICTOR HUGO French novelist, idolised by one of his young readers

DAILY GRAPHIC 1915
Front page of the DAILY GRAPHIC bringing readers news of the most brilliant air feat of the war - the downing of a dreaded Zeppelin

Brit Museum Reading Rm
Readers in the Reading Room have access to one of the largest collections of books in the world

Brit Museum Stacks
The Book Stacks, whence books are retrieved for readers, one by one, and carried on a trolley to the Reading Room where readers await them in scholarly patience

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